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Prisoner of War Finds Living Harder than Death
The obituary of Colonel Floyd J. Thompson said that for nine years he "endured cold cells, jungle cages, and torture in Vietnam, becoming the longest-serving ...
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Overlooked WWII Soldier Doesn't Worry About Getting Credit
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Commander Joe Rochefort broke Japanese communication codes. Stationed at an intelligence base in Oahu, he predicted ...
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J. R. R. Tolkien on Evil and the Purposes of God
J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, made clear in his private writings he intended to proclaim a Christian message ...
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Two Perspectives on the Normandy Invasion
June 6, 1994, was the 50th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy, which began the historic World War II battle to liberate continental Europe ...
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Soldier Reflects After Killing Enemy
On a mission in Honduras in the 1980s, Eric L. Haney and members of his elite counterterrorist unit surrounded some Cuban-trained guerrillas on a Honduran ...
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C. S. Lewis: War Gives Important Reminder
War does do something to death. It forces us to remember it. The only reason why the cancer at 60 or the paralysis at 75 do not bother us is that we forget ...
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For Christ and His Kingdom
The week before September 11, 2001, America's "Tuesday of Terror," 32-year-old Todd Beamer and his wife, Lisa, had spent a romantic getaway ...
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Fear Leads to Death
During the Gulf War of 1991, Iraq launched a series of Scud missile attacks against Israel. Many Israeli citizens died as a result of these attacks. After ...
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Power of Prayer
Retired U.S. Marine Corps General Charles Krulak recounted a critical event in the Gulf War of 1991:
The prevailing winds in the Gulf area blow from northeast ...
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General Colin Powell on Unity
General Colin Powell writes:
On the speech circuit, I tell a story that goes to the heart of America's longing. ABC correspondent Sam Donaldson was ...
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